1914 April 21 Atlanta Constitution 10 Pages Georgia

1914 April 21 Atlanta Constitution 10 Pages Georgia

Author: Atlanta Constitution

Year: 1914

PDF PAGE 3, COLUMN 5 GRAND JURY TO ACT ON LEO FRANK CASE Reported Body Is Investi- gating Charges of Perjury Against Number of Wit- nesses Who Recanted. The grand jury, it is reported, is planning to indict for perjury several Frank trial witnesses, who repudiated their testimony on the witness stand. A secret conference was held ten days ago with Solicitor Dorsey, at which the matter was deferred pending developments. Action will not be taken, however, for some time, it is said. Solicitor Dorsey, it is stated, does not want to put the prosecution in the attitude of seeking to deter witnesses by fear of prosecution. Have Little to Say. A. L. Waldo, foreman of the grand jury, was reluctant to talk to a reporter for The Constitution Monday when asked of the jury’s attitude toward perjury charges in the Frank case. He would only state that the jury had not taken any action. He referred the reporter to Solicitor Dorsey for all information. Mr. Dorsey, however, was even more reticent than the jury foreman. “I will, in all probability, however, take action against those who perjure themselves in the case,” he stated. “It would be my duty of office to do so. Whether it is the Frank case o